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ZDNet UK: MP: How Open Source Can Conquer Government

"Open-source software is making headway into the UK government,
but faces a major obstacle in the form of a public-sector culture
that tends to stick with large companies and known systems,
according to John Pugh, Liberal Democrat member of parliament for
Southport.

"However, open-source companies can make headway in the public
sector by competing on price, and through a campaign of 'charm and
harrying,' Pugh argued. He was speaking at the Linux User and
Developer Expo 2003 in Birmingham on Tuesday..."